Information on current Arctic research at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History can be found at the Arctic Studies Center . The site includes Crossroads of Continents, a fascinating virtual museum exhibition that explores North
Pacific cultures from the end of the last Ice Age to the modern
day.

Arctic Circle provides coverage of contemporary issues in the circumpolar Arctic.
Included at the site are links to environmental, cultural, and
historic resources.

Teachers and others interested in information about Native peoples
of Alaska should visit the Alaska Native Knowledge Network . The site also contains a searchable database of culturally-based
curriculum resources.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

All color photographs are by Dr. William Fitzhugh of the National
Museum of Natural History. All other images are from the collections
of the National Museum of Natural History. Images copyright Smithsonian
Institution.